Jamaica: Implementing the National ICT Strategy through Policy and Initiatives

The paper explores the diffusion of information and communications technology (ICT) in the country of Jamaica, and within the context of the national strategic plan for information technology. Further it discusses some policies and initiatives undertaken in support of the plan. Moreover it seeks to give a footprint of the steps taken by the Government of Jamaica since the conceptualization of the national strategic plan and the process of implementation. Jamaica’s harmonized approach is specifically relevant to small island states in the Caribbean since there are a lot of similarities among the countries, especially members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This paper contributes to the discourse on the importance of developing countries having explicit national ICT plans and informs the ways in which these plans can be implemented by strategically utilizing international donor agency programmes.